Ictal syncope: A neurologist's perspective
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Isolated syncope is a rare manifestation of seizures in children and it is a poorly localizing sign in the evaluation of seizures in children. Many times, such episodes are mistaken as primary cardiac dysrhythmias and we present herewith one such case in a child, who succumbed to the illness despite treatment.
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دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011